Chapter 41: I Want to Film a Public Service Announcement

  A groundbreaking auction is being held at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel.

  An old man in his 60s stood up on the auction floor, holding a microphone: "Thank you Mr. Guo Yu, thank you Mr. Zhang Chong, seeing the lost national treasure return is my lifelong wish, it's all thanks to people like Mr. Guo that those lost treasures overseas can have a chance to return."

  "The auction is now starting, with a reserve price of zero yuan, please raise your paddle." Gu Yu shouted.

  Qiao Qianxi, the old gentleman, held up the bidding paddle high, and before anyone else could react, Guo Yu heavily struck the wooden hammer and loudly shouted: "Sold!"

  The venue erupted in thunderous applause.

  The opening ceremony is over, and the auction will continue. This is today's main event. One by one, European artworks are put on stage, and people shout out high prices for them.

  "Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a famous French Impressionist painter and sculptor, one of the representatives of Impressionism. This oil painting is a work by Renoir, titled 'Luncheon in the Park', which was once collected by the American Colt family, then obtained by the Nazis during World War II, later changing hands..."

  The auctioneer said that it was collected by the Colt family, which can be verified through historical records. As for what happened afterwards, there is no record, and the auction house simply fabricated a moving story to make money.

  However, Renoir's works were originally expensive, and many of his works are collected in the Louvre. In 1990, one of his works "Dance at Le Moulin Rouge" was sold for $78.1 million, which was bought by a Japanese person. Another work "Bal du moulin de la Galette" is also collected in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

  The people on the scene were enthusiastic, calling out prices one after another, and finally the painting was sold for 35.6 million euros. Of course, this European art auction is settled in euros, European art, of course, it's euros, it's also good to calculate accounts, said Guo Yu.

  "This painting is a work by Paul Gauguin, who was a French post-Impressionist painter in the late 19th century, and along with Cézanne and Van Gogh, is considered one of the three masters of Post-Impressionism."

  "This work 'Shepherd' was completed by him in 1885 in rural France."

  The auctioneer didn't wait for people to calm down from the previous excitement, and immediately pushed the atmosphere to another high point. People followed the auctioneer's pointing, and again continuously raised their paddles, paddle after paddle.

  The auction has ended, the bidders on site have left, and the reporters and camera crews have also dispersed. Zhang Chong excitedly hugged Guo Yu and said: "Brother, we've struck it rich! Do you know how much money? 780 million euros, over 7 billion Hong Kong dollars, haha!"

  Although delighted, Zhang Chong still had a lot of things to attend to. Guo Yu didn't bother him and only said one sentence: "Remember to transfer the money to me," before leaving.

  Zhang Chong could only silently stretch out a middle finger towards Guo Yu, which was his own comfort.

  Calmly walking onto the car, Guo Yu closed the door and suddenly shouted: "Haha, I'm rich now, I can spend as much as I want, I'll buy two yachts at once, haha."

  But he needs to buy things and really needs to buy two portions.

  Kwok Yu was delighted at home that he had made money, while the media outside, especially in Hong Kong and domestic media, were in an uproar. Kwok Yu's throwing out a starting price of zero yuan for the auction was quite shocking to people.

  The internet media first reported the details of the incident, saying that Guo Yu is a patriotic businessman and protector of Chinese culture, which also sparked heated debate among netizens. Some said Guo Yu did a good thing, while others called him a "tuhao" (a derogatory term for someone who shows off their wealth), considering the price of the dragon head was in the tens of millions. Others even said that Guo Yu is foolish and has too much money. However, most people have expressed support and admiration for what he did.

  No matter what others say, the country gave high affirmation to this matter. On the news broadcast the next day, 20 seconds were spent introducing the matter, and a video of Guo Yu auctioning off the dragon head was played, with high praise and affirmation given to him, calling him a patriotic businessman.

  Guo Yu became famous, although not everyone knows him, but he also made a name for himself in the country. His good classmates and colleagues called to ask about this matter, and they couldn't believe that the down-and-out Guo Yu from a year ago had become a big businessman, and even a patriotic one at that.

  Kuo Yu was indeed very happy, after all, he did what he liked, and a dragon head didn't matter to him. The money he had now was more than enough for him to spend, and it was worth spending some money on things that made him happy.

  Moreover, there was an unexpected gain. When Guo Yu checked his merit points, he found that they had suddenly increased by over a million in the past two days. His original merit points had been growing steadily before, but today's sudden increase made Guo Yu think for half a day before he understood - it seemed to be due to donating the dragon head. The whole nation saw his actions and although he didn't directly help them, he fulfilled part of their wishes. The return of the dragon head made many people thank Guo Yu, resulting in an increase in his merit points.

  It seems that I didn't pay much attention to collecting modern society's merits in the past, and was dissatisfied with the small and slow collection. It turns out that I haven't found the right method yet. From now on, I can put in some effort in modern times too, and maybe there will be unexpected gains who knows.

  He thought wildly in his mind, and finally he really came up with a solution, to make an advertisement, advertising himself, but absolutely not that kind of commercial advertisement that makes people feel disgusted, he wanted to do public welfare advertisements.

  The content forms of public welfare advertisements are diverse, such as promoting hygiene and transportation, environmental conservation, anti-smoking, anti-drinking, disaster relief, safety, family planning, and AIDS prevention. It conveys a certain concept, calls for attention to social issues, regulates one's behavior according to the standards of social public interest, supports or advocates for certain social undertakings and social trends.

  It's also very suitable for self-promotion of charity. Originally, many public welfare advertisements invited stars, this time you can advertise yourself to promote charity, with charity as the slogan, and let the whole society pay attention to vulnerable groups, care for orphans, and care for the elderly.

  By doing charity, you not only promote yourself but also increase your moral credits. It's a win-win situation. Moreover, the country is now actively promoting charitable activities, which aligns with the national theme. By doing so, it will be easier for you to carry out charitable work with less resistance.

  Call Xiao Secretary Mu Tong and ask him to find the best publicity team in Hong Kong, come to his office tomorrow, and also call his lawyer to go there together tomorrow, he has something to instruct.